Order of Kate Wilhelm Books

Order of Kate Wilhelm Books


Kate Wilhelm (1928-2018) was an American author of science fiction, mystery and fantasy novels. She was the wife of fellow sci-fi author Damon Knight, who she established the Clarion Writers Workshop and the Milford Writer’s Workshop with. She has been awarded one of the first Solstice Awards (one of three), the Kristen Lohman Award, plus the Hugo and Locus awards for Best Novel as well as multiple Nebula awards. Her series include the Barbara Holloway and Constance & Charlie series.

Kate Wilhelm made her debut as a published novelist in 1962 with the novel More Bitter Than Death. Below is a list of Kate Wilhelm’s books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Constance and Charlie Books

The Gorgon Field

(1986)

The Hamlet Trap

(1987)

The Dark Door

(1988)

Smart House

(1989)

Sweet, Sweet Poison

(1990)

Seven Kinds of Death

(1992)

A Flush of Shadows

(1995)

All For One

(2012)

Sister Angel

(2012)

Torch Song

(2012)

With Thimbles, With Forks, and Hope

(2012)

Whisper Her Name

(2012)

Publication Order of Barbara Holloway Books

Death Qualified

(1991)

The Best Defense

(1994)

Malice Prepense / For the Defense

(1996)

Defense for the Devil

(1999)

No Defense

(2000)

Desperate Measures

(2001)

Clear and Convincing Proof

(2003)

The Unbidden Truth

(2004)

Sleight of Hand

(2006)

A Wrongful Death

(2007)

Cold Case

(2008)

Heaven is High

(2011)

By Stone By Blade By Fire

(2012)

Mirror, Mirror

(2017)

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

The Mile-Long Spaceship

(1963)

More Bitter Than Death

(1963)

The Clone (With: Theodore L. Thomas)

(1965)

Andover and the Android

(1966)

The Nevermore Affair

(1966)

The Killer Thing / The Killing Thing

(1967)

Let the Fire Fall

(1969)

Margaret and I

(1971)

City of Cain

(1974)

The Infinity Box

(1975)

Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang

(1975)

The Clewiston Test

(1976)

Fault Lines

(1977)

Juniper Time

(1979)

A Sense of Shadow

(1981)

The Winter Beach

(1981)

Oh, Susannah!

(1982)

Welcome, Chaos

(1983)

Huysman’s Pets

(1985)

Crazy Time

(1988)

Cambio Bay

(1990)

Justice for Some

(1993)

The Good Children

(1998)

The Deepest Water

(2000)

Skeletons

(2002)

The Price of Silence

(2005)

Death of an Artist

(2012)

The Fullness of Time

(2012)

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

The Girl Who Fell Into the Sky

(1986)

Forever Yours, Anna (in Omni)

(1987)

Naming the Flowers

(1992)

I Know What You’re Thinking (in Asimov’s)

(1994)

Moongate

(2000)

In Between

(2014)

The House Share

(2022)

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Downstairs Room, The

(1970)

Abyss

(1973)

Somerset Dreams and Other Fictions

(1978)

Better Than One (With: Damon Knight)

(1980)

Listen, Listen

(1981)

Children of the Wind

(1989)

And the Angels Sing

(1992)

Fear is a Cold Black

(2010)

The Bird Cage

(2012)

Music Makers

(2012)

Kate Wilhelm in Orbit, Volume One

(2015)

Kate Wilhelm in Orbit, Volume Two

(2015)

Yesterday’s Tomorrows

(2015)

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

The Hills Are Dancing

(1986)

Storyteller

(2005)

Publication Order of Orbit Science Fiction Yearbooks Books

(with Brian W. Aldiss, Howard Waldrop, Felix C. Gotschalk, Lucius Shepard, Dan Simmons, Jonathan Carroll, Richard Kadrey, Marta Randall, John Clute, David S. Garnett)

The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook Two (By: David S. Garnett)

(1989)

The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook Three (By: David S. Garnett)

(1990)

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Publication Order of Anthologies

Orbit 3

(1967)

Orbit 6

(1970)

Orbit 11

(1972)

Orbit 12

(1973)

Those Who Can: A Science Fiction Reader

(1973)

Alpha 5

(1974)

Nebula Awards 9

(1974)

Clarion SF

(1977)

Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Sixth Annual Collection

(1977)

Isaac Asimov’s Aliens & Outworlders

(1983)

Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, October 1986

(1986)

Terry’s Universe: Science fiction’s finest writers join in honoring the memory of Terry Carr

(1987)

The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook 1

(1988)

The Seventh Omni Book of Science Fiction

(1989)

Best New Horror 4

(1993)

The Giant Book of Terror

(1994)

Omni Visions Two

(1994)

Asimov’s Science Fiction, November 1994

(1994)

Angels!

(1995)

The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women

(1995)

The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: The 50th Anniversary Anthology

(1999)

The Secret History of Science Fiction

(2009)

The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction

(2010)

Fantasy & Science Fiction, July/August 2012

(2012)

Notes: The Clone and The Year of the Cloud are co-authored with Theodore L. Thomas. The Killer Thing was also published under the title The Killing Thing. Better Than One was written with Damon Knight.